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06-06-2013, 12:23 PM | #16 |
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| Naw... as long as you interact with him, keep him from getting bored, and play fetch with piggy until he's tired, he's getting enough exercise. I know for the first 4.5 years of my boys lives, I lived in a condo with no fenced in yard. I took them for walks and we played inside. IT was the best I could do at the time!
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06-06-2013, 12:28 PM | #17 | |
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I would never dream of attempting to train Bentley to do that. The Napoleon Syndrome is the main reason way.
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06-06-2013, 12:44 PM | #18 | |
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I think I paid about $15 for a 50ft yellow rope leash at Petsmart. There is all different styles though. We utilize quite a bit, it's awesome, off leash yet not.
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06-06-2013, 12:54 PM | #19 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alaska
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| I got Joel a really long nylon cord thingy for the park and it's really light so he's able to "run free" lol |
06-06-2013, 12:54 PM | #20 |
♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca
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| Peanut lived in an apartment the first 4 years. It went really well. I took him on lots of walks, our building had tennis court- at the time I was working at a bagel shop and I would get off at 12 ( afternoon) well I would go get Pnut, grab his favorite tennis ball and we would go inside the tennis court. Nobody would ever be playing at that time of day. It was perfect because it was enclosed, outside, and nothing on the ground that he could eat! I would let him run around first, then I would throw his ball.. he loved it!! I also had a set of roller blades, I would roll around the complex and he would run along with me- when he got tired I would carry him. Now that we are in a house, he gets walks- and I will take him in the backyard to run around. We have tons of hawks so our play time is limited.. Do you have a long hallway? At our old condo our hallway was pretty long. I would sit in my bedroom and throw his ball through the hall all the way to the front door.. He loved to run through that strip LOL. I say as long as he gets some sort of exercise daily he will be happy as a clam.
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06-06-2013, 03:05 PM | #21 |
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| We make do in a variety of ways. In terms of alternative exercise, he gets leash walks and hikes, we play fetch in the hallway and we do some dog sports every now and then. There are a few dog parks by us that are usually empty during the day so we go there (this took some scouting). I take him to school yards where he is on a long leash if it is partially fenced and let him off leash if it is fenced. For us at least, he definitely needs the off leash experience periodically. He is pretty active though and a seven-mile hike and 45 minutes sprinting after other dogs does not tire him out so YMMV. |
06-06-2013, 03:12 PM | #22 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Boston MA
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| we have a fenced yard but there are so many plants and flowers I dont let her off leash. I think they adapt to the enviornment. When I got her she never had been outside. My house has a lot of space and she gets walks so shes fine |
06-06-2013, 03:39 PM | #23 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colonia, New Jersey
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| I say just lots of walks and indoor play. At the park, a really long retractable leash helps as well (in a safe area, that is). If you lived closer, I'd say come on over and run free with Jack lol
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06-06-2013, 03:58 PM | #24 |
Pixie and Daisy Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CT USA
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| I live in a condo and we have a lot of land around us but I don't let them off the leash just bc I worry about coyote's. I walk them and we play ball in the house. I take them to parks too. I look at it this way........safety is more important than running free bc if you let them loose and needed to chase them you couldn't with your bad knee and feet. So I think you are doing the right thing. As long as they get play time and outside time they are happy
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06-07-2013, 03:33 AM | #25 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Palm Beach FL
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| I have a house with no fenced yard and an apt on the second floor and in both places I use a 20" leash. In the house I attach it to those screw things you put in the yard so he has a large circle to play in and even play fetch! In the apt I attach the leash to a pole out back and do the same. It's almost like having complete freedom if the leash is long enough and it doesn't bother him |
06-07-2013, 06:27 AM | #26 |
YT Young Pup | I live in Apartments to so I know how you feel. But what we do Kudos has his retractable leash, that I call his Extend-o leash!!LOL and we tie it outside and sit out there with him. Or I just let him off leash and he knows better to stay close.
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06-07-2013, 06:40 AM | #27 |
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| I might as well live in an apartment as little as Huey gets outside. My backyard is a septic nightmare, my next door neighbor has 60 cats, and I work all the time. We do the the chase the squeaky pig every morning, and I encourage the zoomies whenever they occur. The only time Huey gets to run free is when we drive 1 1/2 hr to my parents house and he can be off leash in their yard because although he could escape their cast iron fence, he won't because of their dogs that he loves to play with.
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06-07-2013, 08:45 AM | #28 |
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| My friends and I take our babies to parks that have baseball diamonds or other closed off areas. We close all the gates, and let our wild critters run free. They play until they can't play anymore. It's always good fun. Another thing I do is take Kaji for a run. He loves it! He also has incredible recall, and we're very familiar with the trail, so I do let him run free on the trail. I will say, he does act up occasionally (rarely) and he does get "punished" in the form of losing his freedom for he rest of the run. Back in the 6ft leash he goes.
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06-07-2013, 09:44 AM | #29 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Danville, VA
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| That would be fun. Wish I was living back in NJ. I miss it.
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06-07-2013, 09:50 AM | #30 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Danville, VA
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| Wow thank you all for the great advice. Never thought about playgrounds, tennis courts or baseball fields. Bentley refuses to poop outside so I don't have to worry about him leaving any presents. lol Plus I keep one of the collection bag holders on the leash at all times. Just in case all of a sudden he changes his mind. Thank you all for the encouragement that I should not feel guilty and also for helping me think outside the box. I love this forum....everyone is fantastic.
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